This nine pound hammer   Is a little too heavy   Buddy for my size   Buddy for my size   So I'm going on the mountain   Just to see my baby   And I ain't coming back   No I ain't coming back      Chorus:      Roll on buddy   Don't you roll so slow   Well, tell me how can I roll   When the wheels won't go   Roll on buddy   Pull you load of coal   Tell me how can I pull   When the wheels won't roll      It's a long way to Harlan   It's a long way to Hazard   Just to get a little brew   Just to get a little brew      And when I'm long gone   You can make my tombstone   Out of number nine coal   Out of number nine coal      Repeat Chorus: